{"id":470466,"date":"2022-07-04T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/british-armys-youtube-and-twitter-accounts-hacked-by-crypto-scammers\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T18:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:00:02","slug":"british-armys-youtube-and-twitter-accounts-hacked-by-crypto-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/british-armys-youtube-and-twitter-accounts-hacked-by-crypto-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"#British Army&#8217;s YouTube and Twitter accounts hacked by crypto scammers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3f36eb9c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3f36eb9c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/british-armys-youtube-and-twitter-accounts-hacked-by-crypto-scammers\/#%E2%80%9CBritish_Armys_YouTube_and_Twitter_accounts_hacked_by_crypto_scammers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;British Army&#8217;s YouTube and Twitter accounts hacked by crypto scammers&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBritish_Armys_YouTube_and_Twitter_accounts_hacked_by_crypto_scammers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;British Army&#8217;s YouTube and Twitter accounts hacked by crypto scammers&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Cyber criminals hacked into the official <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and YouTube accounts of the British Army on Sunday and posted notices promoting a cryptocurrency scam.<\/p>\n<p>The hackers changed the Twitter account\u2019s name to \u201cpsssd\u201d and the profile and banner photos were changed to an image meant to depict \u201cThe Possessed,\u201d which is a non-fungible token collection.<\/p>\n<p>The official Twitter account of The Possessed then warned of a \u201cnew verified SCAM account\u201d which was meant to impersonate the NFT collection, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/07\/04\/uk-armys-twitter-and-youtube-accounts-hacked-to-promote-crypto-scams.html\">according to CNBC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFTs\u00a0are effectively digital certificates of authenticity backed by blockchain <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> that can be attached to digital art or pretty much anything else that comes in digital form, such as audio files, video clips, or animated stickers.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Sunday, hackers renamed the account \u201cBapesclan,\u201d which is another NFT collection whose logo is a cartoon ape that wears clown makeup.<\/p>\n<p>The banner image was altered to reflect the logo. The hackers also began retweeting posts promoting NFT schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Over at YouTube, the British Army\u2019s official account was renamed \u201cArk Invest,\u201d which is the firm founded and headed up by famed investor Cathie Wood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/british-army-soldiers.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A hacker compromised the social media accounts of the British Army to push people toward cryptocurrency scams.\" class=\"wp-image-22909138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/british-army-soldiers.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/british-army-soldiers.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/british-army-soldiers.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A hacker compromised the social media accounts of the British Army to push people toward cryptocurrency scams.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">STUART BROCK\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstoc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wood is known as an enthusiastic promoter of bitcoin as well as Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>The hacker also deleted all of the account\u2019s videos. Instead, they uploaded clips showing interviews with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Twitter and YouTube accounts have been restored to the British Army.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/twitter-british-army.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The official Twitter account of The Possessed then warned of a &quot;new verified SCAM account&quot; which was meant to impersonate the NFT collection.\" class=\"wp-image-22909128\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/twitter-british-army.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1242 1244w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/twitter-british-army.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=932 933w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/twitter-british-army.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=622 622w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/twitter-british-army.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=311 311w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/twitter-british-army.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\"\/><figcaption>The official Twitter account of The Possessed then warned of a \u201cnew verified SCAM account\u201d which was meant to impersonate the NFT collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The British Ministry of Defense confirmed the hacks on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe breach of the Army\u2019s Twitter and YouTube accounts that occurred earlier today has been resolved and an investigation is underway,\u201d the ministry tweeted on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Army takes information security extremely seriously and until their investigation is complete it would be in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate to comment further.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This looks serious. <\/p>\n<p>I hope the results of the investigation and actions taken will be shared appropriately. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NTqdZScOtu\">https:\/\/t.co\/NTqdZScOtu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tobias Ellwood MP (@Tobias_Ellwood) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tobias_Ellwood\/status\/1543702983439007744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A Twitter spokesperson confirmed that the account \u201cwas compromised and has since been locked and secured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe account holders have now regained access and the account is back up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post has sought comment from Alphabet, YouTube\u2019s parent company.<\/p>\n<p>British lawmakers reacted with alarm over the breach on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis looks serious,\u201d tweeted Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the results of the investigation and actions taken will be shared appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hackers pushing cryptocurrency scams have in years past taken over accounts of other high-profile figures such as Elon Musk and President Biden.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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